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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-31
GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS.
Matters of Money and Management
About Various Lines.

Matters Oh money anu management
About Various Lines.
The Georgia Pacific is being straight
ened and otherwise improved between
Admission and Atlanta.
The line of the Charleston, Cincinnati
and Chicago railroad has been located
from Yorkville to Rock Hill, S. G.
The Alabama Great Southern railway,
owing to the interstate commerce law,
has called in all passes, except for en-
ployes.
Engineers are surveying the line OF the
proposed extension OF the Coast Line from
Uraneeburg to the Santee river, South
Carolina.
A party of surveyors will leave Decatur
Ala. on April 1, to locate the new rail-
road from Decatur by way OF MOultou to
Columbus, Miss.
Contractors. with teams and men, con
tinue to move across from the Kansas
City and Georgia Pacific roads 10 the
Goudwater extension.
is being rapidly pushed forward, and the
intention IS to make it reach Decatur by
september at fartheot.
Two hundred hands are employed in
grading the Atlantic, Greenville and
Western railroad between Cokesbury and
-,
the Saluda river, South Carolina.
The local railroad officials have re-
celved great many requests for their
influence from applicants for the position
OF Secretary to the Interstate Commission.
President Clark, Of the Illinois Central
railroad, will shortly come South con.
corning the extension OF the Illinois Cen
trail from Aberdeen, Miss, to Decatur,
Ala.
The bridge corps of the Americas, Pres
ton and Lumpkin railroad has completed
the trestle over Chokee creek, and
has began work on the long bridge over
Flint river.
Beginning yesterday the Florida Mid.
land, now completed TO Oc0ee, will MAKE
its passenger schedule from Sanford, The
extension on the Midland is now three
miles beyond Ocoee, and Is being pushed
onward.
There is now strong probability OF
another railroad for Bennettsville, S. C..
says the BonnettsVille CORRESPONDENT of
the Charleston News and Courier. 1t ia
TO be branch of the Wilson Shortcut.
and Will run from point near Dothan
church, in Marion county, via Tatum
station. The route has already been sur
yeyed, and Col. Bridgers has said he
hopes to complete the road in time Tor the
fall trade.
The building OF the Griffin, LAGRANGE
ard Western railroad through the
! counties OF Randolph, Clay, Taladega,
| shelby. st. Clair aud jefferson in The
STATE Of Alabama, according TO the Bir.
mingham Age, is fixed tact. Bids for the
construction OF the road have been in
vited by MAJ. j. \. A. West, General
Manager, Office Roanoke. Ala. Mai.
West and others are canyasslng the en-
tire route as surveyed by Maj. Tutwiler
and are securing deeds TO the right OF
way along tho line. This week he is In
Randolph and Clay counties, where he
aas been quite successful. Next week
ne viii visit the people along the route in
Tailadega and Shelby counties, securing
the right of way 10 this road,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-31
NOT AFEECTEn BY II.
The Express Companies ana the
Interstate Commerce Law.

Interstate Commerce Law.
While the railroad men are puzzling
their heads over the interstate commerce
law the express company officials are not
disturbed at all. Mr.. ID. i. Jack, Super
intendent OF the Southern Express Com
pauy's Florida division, remarked yester-
day that the express ratios are based upon
distRncc and weight, which ale The Dase .
cs;s Oiished by the rev law, Articles OF
tue same weight and class are charged
FOR IN proportion 70 the distance carried.
There Ia w discrimination III favor or
places. AL! passenger train matter viii
be received al exactly the same rslas
after April 5 as a pr sseut.
The compaDy's Agente ave been IN
structed TO receive all business offered,
out the matter which heretofore has been
clipped 10y express to Savannah and mere
turned over 10 the Coast Line railroads.
fast freight, will, after April 3. have to be
shipped through TO its destln alton as eX-
press matter, or be turned over here 10
The steamship companies. Some arrange
inent Will probably be made at an early
date whereby new tariff will be liked
upon between the express company and
the fast freight line. The greater part Of
Lhe matter which was handled jointly
consisted of fruits and the products OF
Georgia and Florida market gardens. All
OF that trade will, after April 5, be re-
oeiyed by tho express company and for
%Rrded tn the through express cars, or
will 10 brought to savannah and here
transferred 10 the steamships.
AS the law 10 interpreted by the trans
pO!tati0D companies, there is nothing in
IL iOrbdhing steamGhiD companies cut
ting rates, provided The steImsnip lines
are not operated as parts Of railway lines.
No change IN the tariff Is expected from
Georgia points along the Savannah,
Florida and Western 10 any destination
over eitbe: Of the steamship lines running
to Savannah, providing the destination is
not without the State in which the NORTH
ern terminal Of the steamshIp line Is sit.
uated. TINS may amply also 10 Florida
points. a question Is likely To sTIsc in
connection with shipments over The
Georgia Central and the Ocean seaul-
SHIP Company, although the railroad
company is pretty certain TO take the pO-
sitlOn that the Ocean Steamship Com
pany 10 separate from il, 80 far as the law
covering transportation rates IS con-
cerned.
The freight wnIch is to b. shipped
through by express win be delivered IL
the North from TWO TO tour doy2 oertier,
the eXpress men say, thsa 81 oap be when
shipped Joirlly ~ express aud fast
freight. The coat will be heavler--in
some cases nearly double what it is now
but the shipper will be benefited ia the
dispatch.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-31

The Birmiu CHAM, Georgia and FloriaS'
Among the numerous railways proJeeV-
ed, under construction or in operaIloh
with Birmingham as terminus, tne ne"
road, the Birmingham, Georgia ana L lori-
da railway is considered one OF tue most
important. This road, part OF winch Is
under actual construction, embraces IN
it's organization prominent railroad capl-
-talists of New York and Baltimore, ana To-
cally is represented by j. A. Montgomery
Il. Z. Earle, w. M. Behea. W. l.. wright
ard A. b. Bethea.
The amount of stock required by law
has been taken and paid for, ana tne loI-
NAL organization is about to he perfected,
when president and other of1cers WIZ
be elected. Engineering parties VIII De
at once placed in the held anu
the work of construction vigorously
prosecuted. The gentlemen having
charge of the project, the Birmingham
Age says, have been quietly at work lor
several months and have secured Valua-
Bile franchises, subscriptions, rights OF
way, etc, along the line OF It's route
through the States Of Alabama, Georgla
and Florida. They control over 2VO,UOu
acres OF virgin pine lands, besides splen-
did properties in iron, coal and ma[ole
ulSLflClS.
and arrangements have been maze 10
place the bonds in New York.
The road Will pass through Leeds, raj
ludega, Vest Point, Columbus, Cuthoert,
Balnbridge and Tallahassee, and VIII al
ford several connections Will important
seapurts on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts,
shorter by a good many miles than any
now available.
The proposed road will connect with
tho following important lines: At Leeds,
with the Georgia Pacific and the Georgia
Central; at Taliadega, with the East lem
nessee, Virginia and Georgia and the An
niston and Atlantic; near Roanoke, in
Randolph county, with the GRIM, La
Grange sand Western, atfording short
line TO the valuable distributing country
represented by Griffin, monticello ana
Athens, also with the Macon, laGrange
and Birmingham, which, IN connection
with the Savannah, Dublin and Macon, II
is claimed, Will give the sROrtest line 10
Savannah by 100 miles. AT West Point 1t
will connect with the Western and At
lantic and with the Atlanta and West
Point roads. At Columbus it forms con-
nectlon with several important lines, the
Mobile and Girard, the Georgia Midland.
the Columbus and CarrOitOn and the
Georgia Central. AT Cuthbert with the
southwestern railroad OF Georgia ana
with the Fort Gaines road. At point
just below Cuthbert it forms short con-
nection with the Brunswick and Albany
road, making the distance eighty-six
miles shorter to BrunswicG than by any
other route. AT Arlington is another
branch Of the Southwestern railroad OF
Georgia, and at cambridge, the head of
navigation on the Flint river, it connects
with the Savannah, Florida and w estern
system, and finally at Tallahassee by
connection with the Florida Railm az and
Navigation Company's lines, atf0rding q
route to Tallahassee, Tampa and thence
by steamer to Key West and Cuba short
er by 1870 miles than any other now operat-
ing,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-31
BEATEN TWENTY RUNS.
DETROIT WALKS AWAY WITH
TIE SAVANNAHIANS.

II atchinaon Cots in the Only Run for
tho Home CIub-S0mers Hit hard and
EnowIton Too Much of n Puzzle FOR
tho Young BAtsmen-NO 00lcisi Score
Kept But tho Base Hits Upward Of
Twenty - Pike Disabled in the First
of the Game
The home team did not make any kind
of showing In yesterd ay's game with
Detroit. There WAS a fair crowd and the
grand stands were pretty we'll filled, but
there was very little interest taken in the
game, The Detrots simply walked away
with the Savannah youngsters, and did 1t
without half trying. Somers was put In
TO pitch, and IT was expected that his
lelt-handed delivery would hold the slug
gers down TO somewhat less number OF
hits than were made off Macarthur. 1t
did not take long to get on to his twirling,
and before the third inning the leaguers
were batting hum right and left and had
piled twelve runs against the home team.
In the fourth inning Pike, who had up
to then given SOmers splendid support
behind the bat, tripped over bag while
running and fell, dislocating his left
elbow. He was carried into the directors
stand, and morphine was injected into
his arm TO allay the pain. AS soon as
possible be was removed TO the Pulaski
House. where the fracture was reduced.
IL will be three weeks, and probably
month before he VIII be able 10 use his
arm again.
Pixies retirement from the game neces-
STATED a change Of catchers, and Dallas
was put in and caught the remaining i've
Innings. Somers mad good control OF the
ball at the start, but in the fourth inning
he began 10 pitch wildly and gave eight
men bases on balls. McAdamS' failure
TO stCp an easy ground ball, which passed
second base in the drst inning, letting
TWO men score Oh hiS error, opened the
way for more errors, and the whole team
very soon became demoraized and went
TO pieces.
No Gficial score was kept, but the De-
troits made upward of eighteen hits,
winning the game by a score of 81 to l.
Hutchinson made the only run for Savan-
noh. on the visitors errors. KnOwlton
pitched for Detroit and was ST. ongly sup
ported BY cancel. He had excellent
co ltroi OF tho nall and Was very speedy.
The Locals bat,eG him Iu0re freely, how
eve. than tney did Conway in Tuesdays
game, but were unable TO drive the ball
saD. Tie game was not at all interest
ing TO the spectators or encouraging TO
the Savannah Teams hackers.
The players, however, are not
vet 10 condition, a1d most
of them are unpr&atced and were play
lag out of position. Tails, with lack OF
confidence, has had a great deal to do
with the p0?r showGg they have made in
the lsst two games. Vita another weeks
prHouce they will be able TO DO better and
more effective worL.
Msnagor Morton has signed another
pitcher, David Jones, of Cleveland, who
VIII be here In day or two. He ia the
one whom Morton tried TO get laet year,
but failed to secure HIM. With another
p!tnher the team will be greatly strength.
ened. Peltx will probably be here this
luoraIng and Will play this afternoon.
The last game with Detroit will be
played To-day. Macarthur and Smith
will probably be the opposing pitchers.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-31
LIBEL ON THE GLER.
Gaynor & Co.'s Claim for Saliva,
in the United States COurt.

Gaynor & Co.'s Claim for Salvage
in the United States Court.
Yesterdays session of the United States
District Court was taken up with the
libel suit OF John +. Gaynor and others
against the bark Gler.
The vessel is foreign, and on the night
OF Dec. 6, while lying at the foot of
Whitaker street, caught fire. She was
loading cotton, and had 1000 bales In her
hold. The steam tug VIM. &. Turner,
which was the property of the libelant,
ran down alongside OF the bark and got
the first stream OF water on the fire. The
Savannah Fire department answered the
alarm, and later the tug Republic steamed
up to the bark and put on stream of
water. The respondents paid the owners
of the Republic $500 for her services.
The owners of the Turner asked about
$3.50 for her services and were offered
$3.50. That was refused aud the libel tor
salvage was filed. The respondents
claim that the Republic is a much larger
tug and rendered more assistance, and
was therefore entitled to greater COM
pensation.
A number OF witnesses we're examined,
among them being Chief Adolph Ferpan-
dez, OF the Fire Department, and the tug
boatmen. The case was not concluded.
The libelants ask the court to allow
what salvage is considered as proper
compensation for the service rendered
and the risk taken.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-31

Hon. Henry u. TompKins, CT Atlanta,
eX-Judge of the Eastern circuit Of ih9
Superior Court, was in the city yester-
day.
Hon. Simon Wolf has gone to Atlanta
10 select q site for the home wnioh tue
B'nai Birth order will build there. Tue
society has $60,00 10 spend on the build
ing and site, but may not eXpend all of
that sum.
NJ. j. O'Brien, General Superintendent
OF the Southern Express Company, spent
yesterday in the city in consultation with
the officers Of this division of the express
service regarding the changes to be made
to conform TO the requireme OF the in
terstate commerce law.
Among the arrivals at the Pulaski
House yesterday were Charles Benne
and wife, Mr. and Mrs II y Chaplin and
family, Mrs K A Christy, New York; L
A Ostrauder, wife and daughter, Troy, N
Y; Thomas Hart, Mrs Hart, Mrs Earnest.
Miss Taylor, Boston; L G Croeker and
wife, Newport, II /; Lennard Wheeler.
Miss Q Wheeler, Worcester, Mass; Mrs
@ Il Weeks, L ) Weeks, A Il Linderman,
Philadelphia; G Vansickle, Washington,
d G; Tourquin Casas, Barcelona, Spain.
Al the Soreven House we're e > Phelps,
George Russell and wife, Boston; RI
Morrison, G W Sheffield, G D Hewlett
and wife, Miss Nj il Labagb, New York !;
Q ID Shepherd and wife, Samuel TOrrey
and wife, Birmingham; = Clayton,
James Il Clayton, Miss N Clayton, Miss
l. Seguin, Miss Grace Mccullough, Balt-
more; John Wattles aud wife, PhIladel.
phia; sam L White, Beaver Falls, Pa; IL $
Covey and wife, Atlanta.
At the Marshall House were James
Band, Valdosta; John Hutchinson, L j
Nevins, New York; A 5 Wintan. Atlanta ;
J B Edge Lake City; John Robbins and
wife, Miss l. e Robbins, Brooklyn, N Y:
w K Causney, Frank Band, Philadelphia /;
ID III Hames, Jacksonville; W Kelley
New York Ed Cunningham, Boston; VIII
liam Gibbs, Miss Helen LOpstin, Waltham,
Mass; & w Hillisrd, billiard, Fla; Ed
ward E Bacon, John N Bennett, Boston,
Mass,
At the Harnett House were George +
Rauscher, } X Trotter, Erin, Tenn; john
circuit, Hyde Park, Mass; S, AiuswOYth,
Manchester, Eng; A G Baker, Il Mckee,
+ Hunter, Beaver Falls, Pa; l. L Brun-
500, Brunson, 5 c; I Murray, Norfolk,
Va; J F Tucker, Florida; u Tuten,
Jasper, Fla; Nj Tnurber, Providence,
II !; j f Weston and wife, Cincinnati, o;
John NJ Fisher and son, Darien; re Nc
Rec, Henry Show and wife, Chattanooga,
Tenn.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-31
Along the st. Johns.

Florida has new railroad scheme on
foot. The proposed road is along the east
bank Of the st. Johns river to Palatka.
passing through Duval ana st. Johns
counties, touching NJ o. near Mandarin
and other thriving towns on that side OF
the river. From Palatka the line runs in
the most direct line to Ocala, passing
through Putnam and Marion counties.
The length OF the proposed road is 100 to
1876 miles including the main line and
branches. DIR. W. Il. Sylvester, who
is largely interested in the enterprise
ana who will doubtless be its leading
spirit, Is we'll known as the for.
mer President Of the silver Spring, Ocala
and Gulf road. IL was under his direc-
ton that this road was commenced aud
twenty-six miles completed. DR.. Sylves-
Ter states that operations will be COM
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-31
THE PORT. RoYAL TALK.
Gen. AIexander's Reply 30 EXPIRES
ident RaouPs Letter.

Gen. AIeXander's Reply 10 EXPIRES
ident RaouPs Letter.
Editor Morning NelgS: learn for the
first time this morning from Capt. RaouPs
letter that your publication OF an inter
view with myself, in issue Of March q,
placed upon his administration OF the
Central railroad the responsibility OF GER
Tain efforts made "to build up Port
Royal" which proved to be losing in
veStments.
Whether it was the fault of the reporter
or myself cannot say, but j certainly
never intended either to place the respon-
sibility of those efforts upon Capt. RaouPs
administration or to critlcise them ad-
versely in the slightest degree.
The point under discussion in the inter-
view was the possibility of building up
large business through Port Royal, and
was endeavoring to make PLAIN nv posi-
ton with respect it, which was, briefly.
that would gladly see it done, but was
not encouraged to make any large invest
ments in advance-that the former ad-
mlnstration had done 50, but the result
had not been encouraging.
BY the former administration l meant,
not Capt. RaOu's, but the one which pre-
coded. The expression, however, evil
IDENTIFY mislead your usually very accu-
rate reporter.
Capt. Raoul shows that l was for a
while myself one Of the board of that
former administration. / cheerfully adj
NIT the fact and assume all the RESPONSE
bility connected herewith. 1t then
seemed feasible, by moderate eXpendi-
ture, to develop a valuable business.
The chances seemed worth taking the
risk for, and l personally favored the
building OF the elevator and compress,
and may have even favored the charter
ing of the steamer, though, if so, it has
passed from my memory.
n. p AIEXANDFR
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-31
THKOEGH THE CITY.
I;ems Gathered Acre and There 10y
the News Reporters.

The German bnrk Triton was cleared
yesterday by s. Fatman, ESQ.,, for DauGIg
with 300 barrels of rosIn, weighing
i,40S,3S6 pounds, valued At $b,61l 81,
Cargo by Messrs. Paterson, Downing
Il Co.
The Salvation Army's brass band ar
rived yesterday morning. IL mas not per-
mission to parade through tho streets and
play, but the members stood in the WIN
dows OF the Fords hell and soon had
large crowd around Whitaker and St.
Julian streets. Last night the hall was
thronged, and an enthusiastic meeting
was held.
The City Council held q special meet
ing yesterday and elected Mr.. X J.Wade
City Marshal to I'll the vacancy caused
bv Capt. Goodwiis resignation. The
election Is to tll temporary vacancy.
Another VIII be Leld in about three weeks
to fill Capt. Go0dwin's unexpired term.
Mr.. Wade has been Capt. Good~ in' D
deputy for several years.
The committee Of arrangements in
charge OF the Hibernian SOciety's seventy
fifth banquet has passed resolu lions
thanking Gen. Henry II. jackson for tho
learned, exhaustive and eloquent GRAFTON
delivered by him on st. PAtrick'e Gay,
The committee has asked him for copy
OF the Grafton, to be printed and preserved
'as beautiful and fitting souvenir"
Some excitement was caused in the
grand stands at the ball grounds yesJer.
day afternoon by the burning Of the pad
ding" on the catcher's fence directly
under the grand stand. The fire started
from hali-burned cigar carelessly
thrown away and burst into a blaze De.
fore it Was discovered. A few bucketfuls
OF water extinguished the flames before
any serious damage was done.
Forsyth Place, the pride OF Savannah,
Is looking beautiful In spite Of the cold
weather. The margin around the basin
is mass Of blooming flowers, roses and
azalias mingling their bright colors with
those OF other lovely plants. 1t makes a
beautiful icentrepiece for the forest OF
pines. oaks and magnolias, while the sill
very flowers OF the dogwoOd relieve the
green expanse. There IS no spot any
where OF its area that is so pleasant, even
In these days when winter is lingering
in the lap Of spring." as Savannah's little
piny woods park.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-31
A LACK OF FUN DS,

The United States District Court in
South Carolina Embarrassed.
Owing to the lack offunds with which to
pay witness and jury fees Judge Simon
ton, Of the United States District Court
of South Carolina, has concluded to dis
pense with the May term. A requisition
was made ON the Attorney General a
short time ago for the necessary funds
with which to carry ON the courts In
Charleston. AS Congress failed 10 pass
the deficiency appropriation bill, how
ever. the requisition could not be entirely
filled by the department, although funds
were sent for the support OF prisoners, for
miscellaneous expenses and for the
MarshaPs expenses, amounting all TO-
Eether to $500. Only $746 Was sent for
jury fees, and nothing at all for the pay
Pasut of witnesses, the funds for these two
items being exhausted.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-31

CHARLESTON, N0tch 30.-Ths first
game OF the Deg,n series was played
between Charleston aud the first team OF
the Dstroits to-day il the presence of an
immense audience. The batteries were
Smith and Hines for the locals ana Get
Zein and Briody Tor tue visitors. The
game vas the bEest that has been seen
here this season, For three innings the
locals failed TO reach base, while the
visitors had scored three runs. After
that the locals rallied and gave the WIS.,
itors ali they could do. The game re-
suited 10 in favor OF the visitors.
Ease hits-Charleston 8, Detroits IL.
Errors--DclroiLs ], Charleston 8.
Earned runs-Doiroit 2. Charleston l,
DuuDlcs-Detruit 8.
TrpiCs-Detroit l..
Struck out-Charleston &, Detroit4.
Passed characterization 3.
Time hour and so minutes.
UmD.ru--TaYior.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-31
NAshvnle Beats nIemphls.

NASHVILLE, March 30.-NashvIle out
played Memphis to-day at all points and
won easily BY a score of s to l. The Wis.,
itUrs got their only run In the last inning
on errors OF the home club. Reeder
made another splendid catch in centre
field that caught the grand stand. Mem
phis hit the ball freely, but good work IN
outer field prevented their scoring. The
crowd was expecting fine game, but
was disappointed at the loose work OF the
visitors who seemed TO get ratified early
in the game. The batteries were K. B.
Hayes and Nicholas for Nashville, and
Wiegeritie and Crotty for Memphis. Bob
Black, however, pitched the last two
innings for Memphis.